Ipso Facto Update!

Hey gang.  You'll have noticed things have been quiet on the Ipso blog of late.  That's because the Ipso Facto team has been busy prepping our pre-recorded episodes for the winter break, studying for exams, writing papers, and working on our Christmas lists to send to Santa (Madeleine is really hoping for the hardcover delux edition of Black's Law Dictionary; H.G. can't keep her eyes off of this).

We will be updating with all new content in the new year.  However, we wanted to remind you of two important CJAM events coming up.

Firstly, make sure to buy your Golden tickets.  You have till December 15th to win tickets for a year to a venue of your choosing.

Secondly, Wednesday December 22, 2010, is Joe Strummer Day at CJAM.  We'll be celebrating the man by playing his music and highlighting poverty issues in Windsor/Detroit.  Ipso will be taking part, so make sure to listen in from 8-9 AM.

Lastly, if you've missed any Ipso Facto episodes over the last month, check them all out here.

Virtual Legal Reality

Tomorrow on Ipso Facto, we're talking video games.  In California a ban on selling violent video games to minors has faced multiple constitutional hurdles.  Does banning video games infringe peoples right to freedom of expression?  Does violence in video games breed violence in kids?

 Tomorrow, we'll find out.  We're talking with Tudor Carsten, a lawyer with Davis LLP in Toronto whose area of expertise is cyber law.  He also regularly contributes to Davis' very popular Video Game Law Blog.

We'll also be joined by Anton van Hamel, an intern with the Children's Media Awareness Network, to discuss what current research says about the effect of video games on youths.

Ipso Facto is broadcast every Wednesday at 8 AM on CJAM 99.1 FM, and on www.cjam.ca

G20: 3 Months after

For a weekend in June of 2010, Toronto-a city known for being welcoming and friendly-transformed.  Images of police accosting activists and balaclava clad anarchists smashing store window fronts filled TV screens and covered the front pages of Canada's newspapers.  Separated from the chaos outside by a long chain link fence was the G20, in Toronto for thier semi-annual meeting of the largest economic players in the world.

3 months later and we are still no closer to sorting out the confusion that came out of the G20 Toronto weekend.  All the players involved with the G20 have come under fire for their actions and it's become difficult to determine where blame should be directed, or if their should be any blame at all.  Legally, we may be seeing the repercussions of the event for a long time.  Charges against activists are still on-going, the actions of the Toronto Police Force are under review, and the Charter challenges that may arise out of the G20 arrests may impact how Canada deals with mass demonstrations in the future.

This week on Ipso Facto we are going to discuss the legal impact of the G20 with guests Nathalie Des Rosiers, general counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and with a member of the Toronto Community Mobilization Network.  Join us on Wednesday October 6th, 2010 at 8 AM.

Carl Stychin BONUS Interview

When we interviewed the fantastic Carl Stychin last Wednesday, we had way more material then we had time to air it!  Lucky for you, we've now made available two parts of the interview we were unable to air.  Check out the links below for the bonus content.

Sexual images and the media

Prostitution

Tomorrow on Ipso Facto

Tomorrow on Ipso Facto, we're sitting down with Dean of Windsor Law Bruce Elman.  Dean Elman has an impressive resume and has seen a lot of change at Windsor Law over his almost 11 year tenure.  We got to talk to him about his career, Windsor Law's role in the community, and the future of the school given recent events and changes in the legal community.  He was candid and forthcoming in his thoughts and opinions and the team here at Ipso Facto is excited to share this interview with you.

We also headed to the Windsor Farmers Market last Saturday and got some community reactions to Windsor Law's presence in the city, and to the current human rights complaint brought against the University of Windsor by Professor Emily Carasco (read the National Post article here).  We think you'll find the range of comments really interesting; all the way from people who didn't even know Windsor had a law school to those who couldn't speak more highly of the institution.

Ipso Facto is breaking down the law at 8 AM on CJAM 99.1 FM Windsor/Detroit and on www.cjam.ca.  And for those of you who aren't early risers, the episode will be stored for 30 days after its aired on the CJAM website.